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http://www.businessinsider.com/wheel-price-is-right-2014-5Here's What It Feels Like To Spin The Iconic 'Price Is Right' Wheelhttp://www.businessinsider.com/wheel-price-is-right-2014-5
Sat, 03 May 2014 08:57:00 -0400Graham Flanagan
<p>After more than 40 years, "<a href="http://www.priceisright.com/" target="_blank">The Price Is Right</a>" remains one of the most consistent institutions of American television.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s the longest-running American game show in television history. At this year&rsquo;s <a href="http://sxsw.com/interactive" target="_blank">South By Southwest Interactive</a> festival held in Austin, attendees got a chance to spin the iconic wheel, which weighs around 2,000 pounds.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/author/graham-flanagan" target="_blank"><em>Produced by Graham Flanagan</em></a>.<br /><br /><strong>FOLLOW BI VIDEO: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/bi_video" target="_blank">on Twitter</a>.</p><p><strong>NOW WATCH:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-1980s-video-games-2014-2" >11 Video Games From The 1980s That Are Better Than Games Today</a></strong></p>
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Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:55:00 -0400Christina Austin
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4f1f0197eab8eab156000029-400-/bob-barker.jpg" border="0" alt="bob barker" width="400" style="float: right;" /></p><p>"The Price is Right" celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday morning, but its 35-season-long host <strong>Bob Barker</strong> was missing from the special episode.</p>
<p>While Barker was included in numerous clips, the current host, <strong>Drew Carey</strong>, was still running the show.</p>
<p>The reason for Barker's absence?</p>
<p>The notorious animal activist told the <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_BOB_BARKER?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2012-09-04-19-46-08" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>&nbsp;he wasn't invited by the show's producers.</p>
<p>"They haven't even offered me a DVD," <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_BOB_BARKER?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2012-09-04-19-46-08" target="_blank">said Barker</a>. "They chose to ignore me, which is fine."</p>
<p>Barker had a big influence on the show's prizes, marking producers stop giving away fur and leather coats because of his animal rights approach.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The long-time host thinks he was left out of the show after criticizing prizes from Sea World and <span>Calgary Stampede&nbsp;</span>he deemed "<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_BOB_BARKER?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2012-09-04-19-46-08" target="_blank">notorious for animal abuse</a>."&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ironically, he missed watching the episode because he thought it was on Wednesday.&nbsp;</p>
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